Born in 1919
People born in 1919 turn 107 in 2026. A dollar in 1919 buys what $19.44 buys in September 2026, and about 1.88 billion people were alive. Every figure below links to the source it came from.
Your birthday in 1919
1919
What things cost in 1919
| U.S. average | 1919 | in today’s dollars | latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| One dollar | $1.00 | $19.44 | CPI-U |
1919 figures are annual averages of the published monthly (or quarterly) values. “Today’s dollars” uses the Consumer Price Index for September 2026; “latest” is the most recent published price. Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Department of Labor, via FRED. Average retail prices are only published from 1976 on; 1919 has the CPI alone.
Who was in charge in 1919
- United States
- Woodrow Wilson (President)
- United Kingdom
- George V (King); David Lloyd George (Prime minister)
- Russia
- Vladimir Lenin (Premier)
- Republic of China (1916–1949)
- Xu Shichang (President)
- French Third Republic
- Raymond Poincaré (President); Georges Clemenceau (President of the Council of ministers)
- Weimar Republic of Germany
- Friedrich Ebert (President); Philipp Scheidemann, then Gustav Bauer (Chancellor)
- Empire of Japan
- Taishō (Emperor); Hara Takashi (Prime minister)
From Wikipedia’s List of state leaders in the 20th century (1901–1950) (revision 1377869146), each name checked against Wikidata. Every country in 1919 →
Famous people born in 1919
- October 26 – Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, Shah of Iran (died 1980) source
- October 18 – Pierre Trudeau, 15th Prime Minister of Canada (died 2000) source
- 24 December – Aléxêy koso, nationalist and journalist (born 1844) source
- 28 November – Keith Miller, pilot and sportsman (died 2004) source
- February 5 – Andreas Papandreou, Prime Minister of Greece (1981–89 and 1993–96) (died 1996) source
- September 29 – Margot Hielscher, German singer and film actress (died 2017) source
- 29 September – Margot Hielscher, German actress and singer (died 2017) source
- March 24 – Lawrence Ferlinghetti, American poet and publisher (died 2021) source
- 22 October – Abdulrahim Abby Farah, Somali diplomat and politician (died 2018 in the United States) source
- May 3 – Pete Seeger, folk singer and musician (died 2014) source
- 13 March - Edgard Cognat, painter and sculptor (died 1994) source
- March 8 – Santiago Álvarez, Cuban filmmaker (died 1998) source
- February 11 – Eva Gabor, Hungarian actress (died 1995) source
- January 26 – Valentino Mazzola, Italian footballer (died 1949) source
- 10 May - Antônio Olinto, writer and translator (died 2006) source
What happened in 1919
- January 1 – The Czechoslovak Legions occupy much of the self-proclaimed "free city" of Pressburg (later Bratislava), enforcing its incorporation into the new republic of Czechoslovakia. source
- January 7 – Estonian War of Independence: With Soviet Russian forces just 40 km outside of the capital Tallinn, Estonian forces start a general and successful counter-offensive against the Red Army. source
- May 1 – Oszkár Jászi emigrates to Vienna source
- March 20 – The Vix Note demands Hungary withdraw over 100 km to the Szeged–Debrecen–Vásárosnamény line source
- January – George Bolt ascends to a record height of 6,500 ft. source
- 1 January – HMY Iolaire is wrecked on rocks off Stornoway on the Isle of Lewis: 205 die, mostly servicemen returning home. source
- January 25 – The League of Nations is founded in Paris, France. source
- January 8 – Allied economic committee sent by the American mission of Archibald Cary Coolidge arrives to Budapest, led by Alonzo E. Taylor source